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Wrongful death charges on daycare center dropped

Nearly two and one-half years after a seven-month-old baby died at a Nakagusuku Village daycare center, officials have ruled the daycare center was not negligent and has dropped charges.

A police investigation launched after the baby’s death in March 2008 concluded the baby was dead because it was sleeping on its stomach, and contended the daycare center teacher and helpers were negligent. They brought accidental homicide charges and forwarded them to the Naha District Prosecutor. This week, the Naha District Court dismissed the charges.